Not sure it's much help really but in the spirit of sharing, here is the entirely useless generic sounding response I received from SwagBucks in response to my extremely specific enquiry regarding issues with SMS verification within the UK:

Hello ,We apologize for any inconvenience and trouble you may be experiencing with pre-paid phones, any phone that does not currently work with our systems, or even if you do not currently have a mobile phone to verify your account with.We have reset your verification options. You may choose again mobile or mail verification the next time you try to redeem a prize.You do have the option to participate in our mail PIN verification process to complete your one-time account verification. If you choose to participate this way, we will mail out an account verification postcard with a PIN number and instructions to the address on your SwagBucks.com account profile.Just make sure the mailing address is correct in your Swagbucks profile when selecting the mailing option. Don't worry, you will have the ability to edit your mailing address at this point.After selecting the mail option, we will then send you a postcard with a unique PIN number. Upon receiving the postcard, you can then follow the instructions on it to enter your PIN number into your account in the Swag Store. That will complete your one-time account verification process and you will then be able to redeem prizes again without any issues.**Please note that any prize you may have tried to redeem during the verification process will need to be redeemed again if you chose the Mail Verification option. (Mobile Verification should still process your current prize.)Also, we do not provide your phone number or mailing address to any third parties, nor do we use it for any purposes besides confirming the authenticity of you as the account holder.Thank you,

I can only imagine that it simply isn't working / doesn't work anymore in the UK and they're just fobbing people off with generic responses so that they opt for the mail option thus further delaying any payments they need to make.

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Not sure it's much help really but in the spirit of sharing, here is the entirely useless generic sounding response I received from SwagBucks in response to my extremely specific enquiry regarding issues with SMS verification within the UK:

Hello ,We apologize for any inconvenience and trouble you may be experiencing with pre-paid phones, any phone that does not currently work with our systems, or even if you do not currently have a mobile phone to verify your account with.We have reset your verification options. You may choose again mobile or mail verification the next time you try to redeem a prize.You do have the option to participate in our mail PIN verification process to complete your one-time account verification. If you choose to participate this way, we will mail out an account verification postcard with a PIN number and instructions to the address on your SwagBucks.com account profile.Just make sure the mailing address is correct in your Swagbucks profile when selecting the mailing option. Don't worry, you will have the ability to edit your mailing address at this point.After selecting the mail option, we will then send you a postcard with a unique PIN number. Upon receiving the postcard, you can then follow the instructions on it to enter your PIN number into your account in the Swag Store. That will complete your one-time account verification process and you will then be able to redeem prizes again without any issues.**Please note that any prize you may have tried to redeem during the verification process will need to be redeemed again if you chose the Mail Verification option. (Mobile Verification should still process your current prize.)Also, we do not provide your phone number or mailing address to any third parties, nor do we use it for any purposes besides confirming the authenticity of you as the account holder.Thank you,

I can only imagine that it simply isn't working / doesn't work anymore in the UK and they're just fobbing people off with generic responses so that they opt for the mail option thus further delaying any payments they need to make.

PudPie - I've raised this issue with Swagbucks UK and Nick is collecting data to try to find out exactly where the problem lies. I know US people had a problem to start with but I don't know if it's only us in the UK who have the issue now or not

hey all yes ive been awake since yesterday and i made my goal yesterday
been working on gifthulk most of the day though...
Just thought i would share some images to show the advantages of using a virtual system rather than your own computer.
as the offerwalls are mostly the same for both SB and GH and they both claim to be adaware and spyware free which is alot of BS considering i can see the slowdown and see all the pop ups and the no choice installs of programs

These are hijackers,adaware,spyware and they can also give backdoor access to hackers etc,

Now there is a way to download there's no guarentee it will track but it will protect your computer from all of the above and your own precious files etc, you will however need an install disc such as windows xp/vista/7/8 or you could also use a free source operating system, personally im using windows xp 64bit but my os behind it is windows 8 64 bit you will need to run the version of windows as the same version as your own computer like 32 bit has to be 32 bit you cant run 64 bit on a 32 bit computer.

Anyway credit given to Thrifty felicity hopefully i spelt that right you will need to download a simple program called "Oracle VM virtual Box Manager" then install it and choose the version of windows/OS you are going to install then make sure you have the hard drive space if for example it says 10GB for windows xp ignore that and use about 20GB as with updates and stuff you will be downloading you will need the space.

once you install a clean version before you get started with doing all the walls etc, do 1 thing rename the install as Clean Install, then right click it and chose "clone" and you want a full clone not a linked, then you can destroy the new copy and not have to worry about the lengthy reinstall of the original operating system again, you might think system restore might work but it doesnt 90% of the time when you install loads of programs.

I'm looking for a second pair of eyes! I fancy a little flutter on the Derby today and thought if i could sign up to an online sports betting site I could earn SB's to boot. I can only find casino gambling in the special offers and a william hill iphone app but i dont have an iphone.

Can anyone see an offer that i might have missed??

Taking control, one wasted penny at a time

SPC 2013 #2045 £154.39

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Can you verificate your account before your order a gift card? Or does it have to be done together?

I'm not sure sorry, but i ordered a gift card and then it told me i'd have to reorder the gift card after i receive the postcard to verify. I've not saw any verification things on the website up until that point.

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